North Korea vs Malawi: Dietary compositions by commodity group
North Korea
9.38 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2018
Malawi
9.94 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
North Korea rank
186th
Malawi rank
183rd
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- North Korea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.94 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.38 kilocalories per day per capita in North Korea, a difference of 0.56 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
North Korea ranks 186th and Malawi ranks 183rd of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4069 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.78 kilocalories per day per capita | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.328 kilocalories per day per capita | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.1 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.54 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, North Korea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 9.94 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.38 kilocalories per day per capita in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between North Korea and Malawi?
- 0.56 kilocalories per day per capita, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- North Korea ranks 186th and Malawi ranks 183rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.